Women make highest number of personal injury claims
WOMEN are responsible for almost three quarters of personal injury claims that take place in public areas, the Irish Injuries Board has found.
While women account for some 70% of personal injury claims, the total value of public liability awards made in the two years to December 2008 was €65.4 million.
Some 56% of personal injury accidents took place in privately owned establishments, with almost a quarter happening in shops. Just under 20% happened in a pub, nightclub or restaurant and 13% took place in leisure facilities such as sports clubs, gyms and cinemas.
More than a quarter of personal injurie awards (27%) were made against local authorities, while 6% involved transport and utility services, according to Injuries Board, which was set up in 2004 as part of the Government’s reform programme to tackle the high costs associated with personal injury claims.